The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-09-04

The california Exodus.
.om 81, Los seio. Times.
THE WACO leXa-J ENANu>ERha "a
long article under the above head
which was evidently written under
the stress ct ANY ETY.. produced by the
large cXodu from mat state to Celi-
fornia, and Tor thcpurpose heading
OH the boom in this direction, and
inducing If possible. the people OF
Texas to stay at home. The editor
believes, it would seem, in the old
adage That "a l. tair In love and war
and therefore he does not he, tate at
ANY statements which VIII prevent
migration in this direction aud Keep
the business men OF hi. state from
seeking the success, in this more favor
ed re- on, which they have been una
bic TO win at home. He says:
For some four or i've years there
ha- teen ~ wonderful. and perfectly
uuaccJuntahc exodus from Ills state
to California The emigauts have
been drawn from MI parts uttbe stare
bu' more especial we tuiuk from the
districts OF Fort Worth, Dallas aud
Waco, but more largely from Waco
than elsewhere. some Of our most
-perou, business people have
gone and many more are still prcpAr-
my 10 20 a. come carly dizzy In the
future. 10 would b, lard TO get NJ
the exact cat underlying this, to
us most Illogical litung For Texas
farmer we can imagine no change less
de,lrab than this. Especially does
this app gr W hen we say that nearly
all who hsve gone have sought south
eru California in the Immediate viciui
ty of los Angeles There they grow
but little clae than fruit grapes and
the like, and our people. rs ruiz,
know nothing, whatever. OF that SOFT
of thing There every inch If ,,i.
{ Iled must be irrigated Markets are
distant and the cost of Transportation
enormous, whi,o the crop range j.
exceedingly limited
Ihu, i' is readily seen California j.
but an indifferent country tor apoor
man, ora man OF small means: and
for the -n.uiy man or wage. worker %
l. NO goo at all. The country is literal.
iHoyorruu with idle men. willing to
work tor whal they can got Our
advice for all here would be To- .lay ~
home Here ycuare familiar with the
climate the people, the productions
and tIe markets, and there You are
II stranger in - strange laud surround
ed %! -taugc Influences.
and you become the prey
OF SET of the -harpc,t So
of -p Iators which have ever been
brought foLethcr On h earth Slick
10 oid IcNs, u while lou4er. II we
make % half crop year in aud year ouf
we rea.l more than they do there
on iui,crop twice a Year.
"ihose familiar with the resources
OF Ca.itDrnia viii smile at the reck.
lefSues. of the above statements
Those who know something of the
vast wheat. corn flax, barley, mus
tard aud bean crops OF The state, al, of
which are Raised without irrigation.
VIII be amused at the idea hat "every
inch OF the sol. tined must be lrriga-
lcd lture are millions ot fertile
acres M f.' state Welding Immense
hn"e-ts, which nave nav, received
my winter excepting thtt di-pu
10y the usual rainfall. California hs>
vast are of productive territory.
and iru., aud grpa, form buta very
ma. lJr ION of the mlrkeMUlo
supplies OF Los Angelo county
There i, sill good land u d MAY b,
purchased 40 reasonable prizes rot Oo.
yond the reach OF me poor man
Ihcrrl-a.-J q large home market to
De supplied, ~ u the rates oi trAus
porih ALTON are now 30 reasonable uu-
der 'hc system OF competitor tlattAc
varied productions OF California and
OF IN, aotion may be sent ac-o,stht
con lneut and have good margin
lett Tor protit. There !, by no means
truth q the assertion that "Caiifor,
MA Is out IN indifferent country for
the poor man, or u man Of small
uehn,' \ man with ten acres OF
ordinarily fertile land can MIKE "A
good living Tor himself and family.
California wants more small fsrmer.
men WHO will carefully cultivate the
soil aud raise variety Of crops
| here j. room for the market gar,
denrr, tor the poulterer, for the fruit
grower for the bean plsnter and the
sma. agrIculturali.t.
In tie wonderful business activity
aud In Tie improvements which are
being projected on such an extended
sea there is large demand for the
day aborer, tho carpenter and the
artisan, New lines ofstreet and steam
railroads are being built in every /
direction; building activity is very !
great and Is constantly Increasing I.
ana any man who comes to Califor.
MIA, even WITH small. means. if able
and willing to work, and honestly .
aeslrous Of employing his time and
means to the best purpose, need have
no lear OF beng unable to make a